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Dutton Lumber Yard, by Thomas Weeks Barrett, 1942

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Thomas Weeks Barrett

born Poughkeepsie, NY 1902-died Poughkeepsie, NY 1947

Dutton Lumber Yard1942

tempera and pencil on paperboard

13 1/4 x 18 in. (33.7 x 45.7 cm)

Courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum · 1983.90.6

Thomas Weeks Barrett painted this in 1942, aged 40. It is now at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC. More about this work

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Format

Archival pigment inks on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, a 308 gsm cotton paper, with a white border.

Size

At this size the museum's file prints at 168 ppi: sharp at arm's length, a little softer than the smaller sizes up close.

Size
20 × 16 in · image 17¾ × 13
Paper
Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 308 gsm
Price
$56

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About this work

Thomas Weeks Barrett painted this in 1942, aged 40. It is now at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC.

How it was made

Tempera
Pigment bound with egg yolk. It dries in minutes and can’t be blended wet, so painters built up form with fine, hatched strokes. It was Europe’s main panel technique before oil.

Thomas Weeks Barrett

born Poughkeepsie, NY 1902-died Poughkeepsie, NY 1947

Rights and the museum’s record

Public domain. The Smithsonian American Art Museum has dedicated this image to the public domain under CC0, so anyone may copy, adapt and use it, for any purpose, without asking. Our prints and files are reproductions made from the museum’s image; the museum doesn’t endorse them.

Object number
1983.90.6
Credit
Courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Type
Painting
Department
Graphic Arts
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